Gender, Sexuality, and Wellbeing

Define the following terms:

1. Biological Sex

2. Sexual Orientation

3. Gender Identity

4. Gender Expression


Question: How are the above terms connected to:

a) Identity?

b) Wellbeing?

c) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

1. Define each category.  What do these labels mean?    /5

2. How are these needs being met in your life?  Give an example for each category.    /5

3.  Are any of these needs not being met in your life?  Explain.    /5

4. Maslow was one of the founders of positive psychology - looking at what contributes to human health and happiness, as opposed to looking at what makes people unwell and unhappy.  Why is this perspective important?          /4

5. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs are divided into 3 subcategories: 

1. Basic Needs
2. Psychological Needs
3. Self-fulfillment Needs

Which categories belong inside of each sub-category?              

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6. Maslow later added further categories to his hierarchy of needs, including: 

a) Cognitive needs - knowledge and understanding, curiosity, exploration, need for meaning and predictability;  

b)  Aesthetic needs - appreciation and search for beauty, balance, form, etc., and 

c) Transcendence needs - helping others to achieve self actualization.  

Where would you place these needs within the overall hierarchy?  Explain your answer.          /6

Thinking About Health: Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition

Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition

Definition of Health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” 

• The World Health Organization, 1948

Healthy Community Characteristics

1. A common sense of community, including its history and values that are strengthened by a network of leaders.

2. People and community groups who feel empowered and have a sense of control.

3. An absence of divided turf, conflict and polarization.

4. Structures where people from diverse groups can come together to work out decisions about the community.

5. Leadership that functions both from the top down and the bottom up.

6. Effective channels for networking, communication and cooperation among those who live and lead there.

Definition of Health: “The extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs and to change or cope with the environment.”

• The World Health Organization, 1984

http://www.ohcc-ccso.ca/en/webfm_send/618 

Questions:

1. Why do you think that, in 1948, the WHO defined health as ‘not merely the absence of disease’?        /4

1. Think of the communities that you are involved in.  To what extent are these communities healthy?  Refer to the 6 characteristics of healthy communities in your response.        /8

1. To what extent do your communities contribute to your personal sense of well-being?  Explain, using examples.        /4

1. Why do you think that, in 1984, the WHO changed its definition of health?  How does the second definition build on or alter the first, 1948 definition?       /6

1. Select a work of art from the WAHC exhibit “Draw the Line!  Graphic Histories of Work, Struggle, and Activism.”  What connections can you make between this work of art, and the evolution of healthy communities?  Be specific and use examples.        /8

Total: /30